Language Socialization through Performance Watch in a Chinese Study Abroad Context
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14375800402021-08-03T06:32:20Z Language Socialization through Performance Watch in a Chinese Study Abroad Context Cornelius, Crista Lynn Foreign Language Asian Studies Performance Watch study abroad language socialization Chinese as a foreign language experiential learning indexicality Study abroad experiences play a key role in the language socialization process of second language learners. Yet there is a need for more empirical studies on how to bridge the gap between classroom and community learning environments in the study abroad context. This thesis examines the question of what reporting on a weekly Performance Watch during a Chinese study abroad program reveals about students' language socialization processes. A Performance Watch consists of observing and analyzing a culturally-situated communicative event in terms of how contextual factors such as time, place, and the social roles of speakers and audience contribute to the meaning that is established by the verbal and non-verbal communication. This study establishes a theoretical framework for Performance Watch based on Galal Walker and Mari Noda's model of second-culture worldview construction, Elinor Ochs' Indexicality Principle and David Kolb's experiential learning cycle. The study also analyzes empirical data drawn from the incorporation of Performance Watch into a Chinese study abroad program and on the basis of these results makes specific suggestions regarding the future implementation of Performance Watch.This study examines 21 video-recorded oral Performance Watch reports presented by ten advanced-level students during an eight-week Chinese study abroad program for evidence of language socialization. Data was also collected from student surveys and teacher interviews from this and one other smaller study abroad program using the same curriculum. The results of the study show that reporting on a weekly Performance Watch creates opportunities for language learners to be socialized by native speakers with regard to native indexical practices and that Performance Watch facilitates deep learning by taking learners through all four stages of an experiential learning cycle. Results from the study also indicate that there may be a correlation between students' ability to identify connections between form and context and their ability to recognize speakers' intentions; however, longitudinal studies are needed to confirm this finding.The pedagogical implications of this study indicate that in order to more fully realize the benefit of Performance Watch with regard to language socialization and the development of narrative skills classroom activities should involve students talking about the stories from their Performance Watch observations in a conversational format as opposed to an oral report format. In addition both teachers and students would benefit from a more precise framework for generating analytical questions about a Performance Watch.Performance Watch, which was originally developed by Mari Noda as a teacher training tool, has more recently been applied to study abroad contexts but the theoretical basis for the concept has not been established in published literature nor have any empirical studies been conducted on its effect on second language socialization. This study fills this gap by establishing a theoretical framework for Performance Watch, analyzing the results of applying Performance Watch in two Chinese study abroad programs, and pointing the way toward more effective implementation of Performance Watch in study abroad contexts. 2015-10-15 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437580040 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437580040 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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